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单词 Bunyanesque
释义

Bunyanesque

adjective

Bun·​yan·​esque ˌbən-yə-ˈnesk How to pronounce Bunyanesque (audio)
1
[John Bunyan] : of, relating to, or suggestive of the allegorical writings of John Bunyan
2
[Paul Bunyan, legendary giant lumberjack of U.S. & Canada]
a
: of, relating to, or suggestive of the tales of Paul Bunyan
b
: of fantastically large size
if all of a year's consumption were brewed in a Bunyanesque retort and decanted into the Niagara river Time

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Bunyanesque

adjective

as in mammoth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mammoth
  • colossal
  • prodigious
  • elephantine
  • titanic
  • cyclopean
  • gargantuan
  • leviathan
  • cosmic
  • gigantic
  • stupendous
  • heroic
  • mountainous
  • monumental
  • pharaonic
  • monolithic
  • staggering
  • hulking
  • humongous
  • enormous
  • jumbo
  • cavernous
  • super
  • walloping
  • herculean
  • monstrous
  • Brobdingnagian
  • astronomical
  • supersized
  • galactic
  • tremendous
  • oversize
  • voluminous
  • massive
  • huge
  • vast
  • whacking
  • king-sized
  • heroical
  • outsize
  • handsome
  • immense
  • outsized
  • large
  • hellacious
  • bulky
  • oversized
  • gross
  • husky
  • humungous
  • vasty
  • major
  • considerable
  • bumper
  • substantial
  • whopping
  • astronomic
  • Himalayan
  • boxcar
  • sizable
  • inordinate
  • cosmical
  • goodly
  • king-size
  • super-duper
  • hefty
  • copious
  • excessive
  • grand
  • big
  • extravagant
  • immoderate
  • extreme
  • sizeable
  • ample
  • tidy
  • abundant
  • largish
  • great
  • exorbitant
  • plentiful
  • biggish
  • appreciable
  • commodious
  • thick
  • capacious
  • spacious
  • fat
  • roomy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dwarfish
  • dwarf
  • small
  • undersized
  • puny
  • little
  • dinky
  • smallish
  • shrimpy
  • undersize
  • microscopic
  • bantam
  • miniature
  • diminutive
  • tiny
  • infinitesimal
  • pygmy
  • microscopical
  • mini
  • wee
  • teeny
  • minuscule
  • teensy
  • slender
  • pint-sized
  • petite
  • little bitty
  • thin
  • minute
  • Lilliputian
  • pint-size
  • half-pint
  • teeny-weeny
  • slight
  • microminiature
  • slim
  • pocket-sized
  • teensy-weensy
  • pocket-size
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